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What will China's Olympic Legacy be?

Jefferson Memorial.
Olympic torch ceremony (AFP/Getty)

Will China fulfill its promise to improve human rights before the Games? Not when human rights defenders in China continue to face risk of harassment and arbitrary detention.

Ye Guozhu, a human rights defender in Beijing, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for taking action against forced evictions related to the Olympics. Amnesty International fears he has been tortured while in detention.

China promised that it would improve its human rights record for the honor of hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, but these abuses constitute a fundamental violation of the Olympic charter. Urge China to deliver a positive human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics!

» Tell President Bush to promote human rights in China
» Call for an Olympic Year of Freedom of Expression in China
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Pakistan: Pakistan's New Government Must Reveal Truth about Enforced Disappearances, Urges Amnesty International in a New Report

China: Ye Guozhu must be immediately released

USA: Amnesty International Applauds Introduction of Landmark Legislation Addressing Jurisdictiona Maze That Allows Rape of Native Women To Go Unpunished

USA: Rights Groups File Motion to Compel Department of Justice to Release Documents on U.S. Secret Detention, Rendition, and Torture Program

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Amnesty International launches final report ahead of Olympics

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